Epiblog

Drinks tend to be sold in glass bottles rather than in plastic ones, although outdoors the glasses are not made of glass but of a very good but similar product – acrylic?

People dressed smart casual in the dining room, especially n the evening

Make sure you go to the Open Mall Centro Comercial in Arrecife. It's the one with Primark in it. Free parking, very pleasant place.  There is another one with a similar name and it’s very lacking

Generally shops give you free bags when you buy something

There are no USB sockets on TUI planes

The TUI app was very good

Buses here take cards, contrary to what it says on social media

If we stayed here again it would be better to request a room with a pool view. We had a side sea view and got some noise from the delivery vans on a morning when our patio door was open

In order to get a prime spot on the half open terrace for dinner people started queuing at 6.15 for a 6.30pm start!

People didn't go crazy reserving sunbeds but nevertheless you need to get some earlyish if possible to get the most shady spots

Smoking outside is allowed but only in designated places.  We did however see some examples of ‘wild’ smoking!